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Oct 27, 2005 Season 1 Episode 1 58 min PG

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Bleak House Season 1

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Season 1 Episode 1 — Aired on Oct 27, 2005 • runs about 58 minutes.

Directed by Justin Chadwick.

Written by Andrew Davies.

Notable cast/guest names in this episode include Anna Maxwell Martin, Denis Lawson, Carey Mulligan, Gillian Anderson.

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Synopsis

Young orphan Esther Summerson is brought to the High Court of Chancery, where she is thrown together with two wards of the court, Richard Carstone and Ada Clare. Both are caught up in the infamous suit of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, which brings nothing but ruin and despair to all it touches. Esther, Richard and Ada are sent to live at Bleak House, where they receive a friendly welcome from their rich guardian John Jarndyce.